Peruvians frustrated over slow emergency aid looted pharmacies and scuffled in food lines Friday as rescuers picked through rubble for survivors two days after a massive earthquake killed at least 510 people.

The Pacific coast city of Pisco, one of the hardest hit by the quake, suffered so many deaths that families squabbled in a graveyard over spots to bury their dead.

With the death toll still rising from a magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck south of the capital Lima Wednesday evening, a powerful aftershock renewed panic Friday and some people sprinted away from food lines in Pisco.

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Everything we know about disasters reinforces the advice that we should be prepared to survive at least three days without outside help, and longer to be prudent. A good guide and checklist is Popular Mechanics‘ “Survive Anything”, which includes advice which works for earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other disasters.